# Squeezing the Farmer, Part 1: Initiating Examination of a Persistent Challenge - farmdoc daily

> farmdoc daily opens a series on the long-running problem of falling farm prices and incomes when costs do not fall as quickly. It notes a continuing resolution funds the government through December without reauthorizing the Farm Bill, and that crop prices have declined during the final months of the marketing year.

- Date: 2024-09-27 · published 2024-09-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/28290-squeezing-the-farmer-part-1-initiating-examination-of-a-persistent-challenge
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Lower crop prices and weak farm margins affect planting and marketing decisions, but this is commentary on existing price weakness rather than a new supply or demand shock.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-08-22 | [The Reconciliation Farm Bill: Top Five Most Problematic Changes to Farm Policy, #3 - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23309-the-reconciliation-farm-bill-top-five-most-problematic-changes-to-farm-policy-3.md) | -0.6% | +7.6% |
| CORN | 2022-09-26 | [U.S. farmers urge Washington to challenge Mexico's looming ban on GM corn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39578-u-s-farmers-urge-washington-to-challenge-mexico-s-looming-ban-on-gm-corn.md) | -1.4% | +2.6% |
| CORN | 2020-08-01 | [Ad Hoc Payments: A Leading Indicator of Farm Policy Change](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52100-ad-hoc-payments-a-leading-indicator-of-farm-policy-change.md) | -1.4% | +7.2% |
| CORN | 2025-07-03 | [Farm Bill in Reconciliation: ARC/PLC Payment Projections; Policy Design Lab Update - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23744-farm-bill-in-reconciliation-arc-plc-payment-projections-policy-design-lab.md) | -5.1% | -5.0% |
| CORN | 2025-07-01 | [TFM Daily Market Summary 07-01-2025 - Total Farm Marketing by Stewart-Peterson](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4522-tfm-daily-market-summary-07-01-2025-total-farm-marketing-by-stewart-peterson.md) | -3.3% | -4.5% |
| SOY | 2025-08-22 | [The Reconciliation Farm Bill: Top Five Most Problematic Changes to Farm Policy, #3 - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23309-the-reconciliation-farm-bill-top-five-most-problematic-changes-to-farm-policy-3.md) | -0.6% | -0.9% |
| SOY | 2020-08-01 | [Ad Hoc Payments: A Leading Indicator of Farm Policy Change](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52100-ad-hoc-payments-a-leading-indicator-of-farm-policy-change.md) | -3.0% | +5.9% |
| SOY | 2025-07-03 | [Farm Bill in Reconciliation: ARC/PLC Payment Projections; Policy Design Lab Update - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23744-farm-bill-in-reconciliation-arc-plc-payment-projections-policy-design-lab.md) | -3.6% | -8.4% |

## Sources

- farmdocdaily.illinois.edu: https://farmdocdaily.illinois.edu/2024/09/squeezing-the-farmer-part-1-initiating-examination-of-a-persistent-challenge.html

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